The Embassy of Libya in Ukraine is Libya’s diplomatic mission in Kyiv and serves Libyan citizens living in or visiting Ukraine.
Contact Details
| Address | Ovrutska Street 6, 01901 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Telephone | +380 44 238 60 70 |
| Fax | +380 44 238 60 66 |
| embassyoflibya@ukr.net libya_emb_ua@foreign.gov.ly |
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| Head of Mission | Osama Mohamed Ablgasem, Ambassador |
| National Day | 24 December |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 15:00 |
Hours shown: office hours, according to the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026). Under martial law, Ukrainian public holidays are working days; the office may still close on its own national holidays.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Consular section: tel. +380 44 238 60 70, e-mail embassyoflibya@ukr.net / libya_emb_ua@foreign.gov.ly (according to the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026)).
About the Embassy of Libya in Ukraine
The ambassador is Osama Mohamed Ablgasem, according to the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026), which gives 20 January 2023 as the date credentials were presented. The office is in the capital, Kyiv, about 29 km in a straight line from Boryspil International Airport. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Do Libyan citizens need a visa for Ukraine?
Holders of ordinary Libyan passports need a visa for Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023); applications are made through visa.mfa.gov.ua. Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Other consulates and embassies in Kyiv
73 other countries are represented in Kyiv, among them: Lithuania (embassy), Mexico (embassy), Moldova (embassy), Montenegro (embassy), Morocco (embassy), Netherlands (embassy), North Macedonia (embassy), Norway (embassy), Pakistan (embassy), Palestine (embassy), Poland (consulate general), Poland (consulate general), Poland (embassy), Portugal (embassy), Qatar (embassy), Romania (embassy), Saudi Arabia (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Slovakia (embassy), Slovenia (embassy). The full list of all 74 missions is on the overview page for Ukraine.
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The embassy may close on Libya’s national day (24 December) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in Libya can contact the Ukrainian embassy accredited there (list of Ukrainian missions: mfa.gov.ua).
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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